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Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship by Donald P. Haider-Markel, Charles R. Epp
carapal's review
3.5
i had to read parts of this book for my criminal justice class, but decided to read the rest in the meantime since i was really sucked in by it.
this book is a comprehensive collection of data, surveys, and interviews that highlights a simple fact — racial disparities exist in police stops and these stops are used as justification for intrusive searches and questions. as stated throughout the book, for Black people, a police stop is never just a stop.
So many of the institutionalized practices that have been implemented into police departments are “racially neutral on the surface, but racially framed in their deepest structure and implementation.”
the book was a bit repetitive but i didn’t mind it too much because it helped the information really sink in for me. my only other bone to pick is the authors are three white men… that’s not *inherently* a problem per say, but these issues and polices are targeting individuals and communities that they are not a part of. i would like to know how many black voices were included in the conversations that took place around this book. it would only enhance the book and it’s depth, along with its credibility.
this book is a comprehensive collection of data, surveys, and interviews that highlights a simple fact — racial disparities exist in police stops and these stops are used as justification for intrusive searches and questions. as stated throughout the book, for Black people, a police stop is never just a stop.
So many of the institutionalized practices that have been implemented into police departments are “racially neutral on the surface, but racially framed in their deepest structure and implementation.”
the book was a bit repetitive but i didn’t mind it too much because it helped the information really sink in for me. my only other bone to pick is the authors are three white men… that’s not *inherently* a problem per say, but these issues and polices are targeting individuals and communities that they are not a part of. i would like to know how many black voices were included in the conversations that took place around this book. it would only enhance the book and it’s depth, along with its credibility.
rebecca316's review against another edition
4.0
Read for work, and it is very specific, but I was fully persuaded by it and found it compelling.
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